U.S. to shift from Afghanistan to Pakistan?
Could focus war on Pakistan and use drones, not more troops
WASHINGTON - The White House is looking at expanding counterterror operations in Pakistan to refocus on eliminating al-Qaida instead of mounting a major military escalation in Afghanistan, two senior administration officials said Monday.We should not double the number of troops we have in Afghanistan as General McChrystal has supposedly requested. To begin with, Afghanistan is a hell hole that doesn't deserve our support. Secondly and most importantly, that strategy is Viet Nam all over again.
I find it humorous that 'Senate Republicans are demanding more forces' in Afghanistan all of sudden. We're eight years into this and they haven't said shit about the lack of American troops there. What changed, besides Presidents? Where were all the wingnuts when those of us who got it right from the very start were saying that? The dumb wingnuts totally ignored al-Qaeda.
I sincerely hope that President Obama chooses the right strategy. And he needs to remind the Republicans who are whining now what fools and despicable partisan hypocrites they have been for the last eight years.
Ask a wingnut to show proof of where they ever raised the issue of not enough troops in Afghanistan before now. They're losers and they can't prove they're not.
We don't need additional troops in Afghanistan. We just need to use those we have there already in the only mission we should be fighting. And if that's in Pakistan, great, annihilate them bastards! And then get home.
